On the first post I ever made for Atlas Shrugged I questioned to what extent, if any, we should allow money to control our lives. I was curious if money was to begin with, a driving force for much of the work that "successful people" accomplish. Though many might say that money is not the basis for their actions, I think that it subconsciously is.
Whether we like it or not, money is essentially the most important thing that we have in the world. This is partly because money gives us the ability to purchase food, a must for survival. Nevertheless, I believe that money is one of the greatest sources for the problems we have. Jim's wife embodies one the the biggest problems money causes: the wedge between people of different status. She, unlike him, was not born into riches and does not work at a big name company. She often reveals feelings of insecurity that are in regards to Jim's wealth.
I believe through Jim's wife, though a simple example, we can see that it is impossible to avoid the negative effects that money has; it often causes people to feel disheartened. It quite literally drives people apart, yet no one seems to want to speak out against it. Regardless, without it there is not much of a way for the world to function. In my belief it is one of the most necessary evils that we have. Even if someone tried to get rid of money and use something else like fruit for example, there would always be people with more fruit than others. In my view this is one of the most unsolvable problems we have.
-Talia Akerman
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